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  1. NNAS experience?

    If you use the search tool in the top right hand corner, you can find a thread by poster 'jacknjill' entitled 'Nurses please read this NNAS CARNA... It seems like based on their thread, that they may...
  2. Confused over PHCNP process in Canada

    Have you looked at NP program's admission requirements? In many cases, applicants need two years of experience plus a completed Masters degree. Also, if you look at the admissions for the masters...
  3. Tasha, how are you planning to move to Vancouver? Are you going to immigrate as a skilled worker through express entry? If so, look at each step of the immigration process on cic.gc.ca and make a...
  4. Nursing rejection advice

    Take courses that can count towards electives and continue to hope that you will get accepted into the nursing program at some point in the future. Consider improving your knowledge and exposure to...
  5. Review the NNAS application handbook the information on the nursing practice employment form is on page 9. Read all of the details in the handbook thoroughly and watch the video a few times to make...
  6. NNAS must receive all of your education information from your school, not from you. The same goes for your employment information, they must receive it from the employer inside the employer's envelope...
  7. It may take NNAS 5-12 months to assess your education and produce your advisory report. After you have your advisory report, apply to CRNBC, they may take a couple of months to advise you of their...
  8. While you are waiting for NNAS to evaluate your education, suggest you become familiar with the information that is on the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) website. Thoroughly...
  9. The NNAS assessment compares the IEN applicant's education to Canadian BScN curricula and to the "Entry to Practice Competencies'. When you submit your application to NNAS, suggest you write a letter...
  10. You will not need to re-take the NCLEX
  11. That's a good idea to focus solely on studying for the NCLEX. How much time do you have before you write the exam? how many hours a week are you studying? Have you looked at the links on CNO to the...
  12. Have you received a job offer from an Ontario employer who is willing to apply for a temporary class license? I'd be surprised because it doesn't seem like there is need for employers to hire IENs...
  13. The CNO revokes the temporary licenses of applicants who fail their first NCLEX attempt, it's unlikely that they would grant a temporary licence to an applicant who had previously failed their first...
  14. It seems like a waste of money to take a CNA course, as CNA courses just cover the bare minimum ADL tasks and a BSN graduate would have covered those basics early on in their education. Suggest you...
  15. Your education might not meet the California BON's requirements. Your idea to apply to another state and pass the NCLEX before moving is a good idea, others have done
  16. NNAS- Canadian citizens with US education/licensure

    @parasol, can you email NNAS and explain the reason you didn't do the survey in June 2016 and ask if you can do the survey now? Can you also ask how often they do the survey? (is it done annually,...
  17. Nursing education is not conducted solely in the classroom, nursing programs also include clinical placements with patients in hospitals. Do you think the patients are going to speak to you in English...
  18. For patient safety, you need to be fluent in the language of the country where you take your nursing education, as miscommunication can lead to irreparable harm or death of a
  19. NNAS- Canadian citizens with US education/licensure

    Thanks for the update RN_Pro. I see the time period for the report is April 1/15 to March 31/16, which means applicants who applied between April 1/16 to March 31/17 will be in next years annual...
  20. Ability to communicate effectively with patients is required in nursing programs because it is a key element to ensure patient safety, what language is used when communicating with patients in the...
  21. If you obtain your education in a middle eastern country, you don't have to be stuck there for the rest of your life, you can immigrate to another country after you are an experienced RN. Canada has...
  22. RNs are degree educated at universities in Canada and Australia and the education will cost more than US community college education. If you want to be educated as a nurse in a European country, you...
  23. Once a week? is that just for the first semester? or is it throughout the program? if it is throughout the program, you better prepare for reality shock once you start
  24. New grad as a unit manager

    What is the job market like in your area, is it competitive? What are requirements for acute care job postings? Do employers require nurses to have two-three years related experience? If so and you...
  25. If you are interested in both careers, why not do the accelerated BSN first and while working as a RN do the MPH in